{"product_id":"tales-and-stories","title":"Tales and Stories","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBehind every ordinary life, something is waiting in the shadows.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Shelley’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTales and Stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gathers a series of narratives that extend beyond the Gothic into subtle explorations of memory, loss, and moral uncertainty. Within these varied tales, the extraordinary often arises from the ordinary, and the boundaries between the visible and the hidden remain delicately uncertain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross settings that range from the familiar to the remote, Shelley introduces characters shaped by longing, regret, and the quiet persistence of past experience. Some confront the lingering presence of grief, others the consequences of choice or the burden of knowledge, yet all move within worlds where emotional truth carries greater weight than outward action. The supernatural, when it appears, is rendered less as spectacle than as an extension of inner disturbance, lending each story a tone of restrained unease.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the haunting “The Mortal Immortal” and “The Transformation” to the psychological depth of “The Dream” and “The Evil Eye,” Shelley moves far beyond the Gothic excesses of her famous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. These are stories about the weight of the past, the fragility of identity, and the strange persistence of love beyond death. Shelley writes with a restraint and precision that anticipate the modern short story, favoring implication over declaration, atmosphere over melodrama.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Shelley at her most subtle and varied: a collection that showcases her range as a writer of psychological realism, social satire, historical romance, and supernatural horror. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTales and Stories \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereveals a writer far more versatile than the myth of the one-book wonder allows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA collection of Mary Shelley’s shorter fiction, spanning her entire career from the 1820s to the 1840s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes acknowledged masterworks such as “The Mortal Immortal,” “The Dream,” and “The Transformation”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEssential reading for anyone who admires \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and wants to discover the full range of Shelley’s literary imagination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that the most powerful ghosts are the ones that live inside the mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Shelley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1797–1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1818). Born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in London, she was the daughter of the philosopher William Godwin and the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. In 1816, she married the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was conceived during the famous “year without a summer” at Lord Byron’s villa in Switzerland, when she was just eighteen years old. Beyond \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Shelley wrote five other novels, numerous short stories, travel narratives, and biographies, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Last Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1826), an early work of post-apocalyptic fiction. After her husband’s death in 1822, she devoted herself to promoting his poetry and raising their son. She died in London in 1851. For much of the twentieth century, she was remembered almost exclusively for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but recent scholarship has restored the full range of her literary achievements. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTales and Stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e showcases her versatility as a writer of psychological depth and formal innovation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54424455414132,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54424455446900,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54424455479668,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54424455512436,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-simple-audiobook-tales-and-stories-53566710055284.png?v=1779965688","url":"https:\/\/casacarlini.com\/products\/tales-and-stories","provider":"Casa Carlini","version":"1.0","type":"link"}